Jimmy's Edible Backyard

Joined: 13/07/09 Updated: 06/10/09 Frost: Low
Location: Belmont, WA, AU

About My Edible Backyard

Its my life and my consuming passion.

I used to be a researcher on fruit trees but they shut the research station down to save money.

Its very depressing to see the old blocks either gone or grazed by horses to next to nothing.

Comments

Jimmy, I'm in Rivervale and am looking at putting in a single cherry. Which variety would you recommend? -BJ

Peach - Sunset Dwarf Red Leaf (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

First year 2009.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

So i see that you bought the sunset dwarf...tell me if the fruits are good when you have them!

Everything fell off this year, but growing nicely.

Blueberry - Sharpblue

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Good fruit.

Pollination: No

Blueberry - Misty

Comments: -

Nice fruit.

Pollination: No

Comments

Mum likes this one, freezes well.

Dwarf Kumquat - Meiwa (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Sweet.

Height 0.45 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Another heavy flowring right now !

Dwarf Macadamia (Seedling) ^3/10

Comments: -

Got 2 x in ground and 1

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

It never flowers, grrrr.

Plum/Pluot - triple Graft (Grafted) ^5/10

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Santa rosa, mariposa and pluot - flavour supreme.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Others

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Sprouted and growing like steam, well done Flemings.

Trellising going well, have spread leaders and sub scaffolds are in.

nashi - triple graft (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Planted 2008, one tiny fruit. lots more expected 2009.

Nisekki, chojo, shinsui. Fan trained on espalier.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Others

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Looks good for 2009.

pear pipsqueak (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

planted 2009.

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Just broken into leaf.

Grwoing nicely.

Peach - Dwarf (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

Never looses its leaves or fruits, but grows fast.

Planted: 2007

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Peach - Dwarf Standard (Grafted)

Comments: -

Its a double graft trixie peach and nectarine. excellent fruit in first year in pot.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Nectazee very light on, but Pixzee has lotsa fruit.

My pixzee has got lots fruits too but as the branches are so so close, I have to thin so many of the fruits..plus with earwig attack, I hope I can eat at least one!

Dwarf Mandarin - Honey Murcott (Grafted) ^6/10

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Slow growing, nutrient deficient, can't fix or work out what it is.

Planted: 2008

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

What nutrients required?

Comments

I tried K and it worked !

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Slow grower, flowers fall off every time. planted 2007.

One in ground and one in pot.

Planted: 2007

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Rutheglen bug.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Looks good for 2009 lotsa flowers.

Put out a massive growth spurt.

orange Dwarf Navelina (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Nutrient deficient, cant remember or diagnose.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Almond - All in one (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Grew like buggery, planted 2008, should fruit 2009. Central leader trained. I dropped a koppers log for the espalier on the missing bit, if your wondering.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Buds just breaking today.

Covered in fruit depite such a wet flowering period.

Cherry - Sunburst (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted 2008, spanish bush pruned.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Newcastle (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Growing like steam, planted 2008 Autumn no fruit yet. Now 3 m tall.

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 50% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: NPK blue

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Just copper sprays.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Lots of fruit for 2009.

Made 1 Kg of Jam, awesome quality.

Apple - Pinkabelle (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Its great, I have 2 in ground and 1 in pot.

Fruiting Months July

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 100% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: NPK blue

Pest Control:

Bug gun for cherry slug in Autumn.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Wow ! Your apples look great !

These apples look fantastic, Jimmy. Why did you only give them 5/10? How did they taste? Diana.

Lemon - Dwarf Meyer (Cutting) ^5/10

Comments: -

Well, it's actually a LOTSA lemons.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Too much

Pest Control:

Leafminer and aphids.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

apple maypole (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

grows and fruits well.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Another awesome year.

Apple - Dwarf Gala (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

First year 2009. espaliered according to the knee, nipple, navel techinque from www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Granny smith

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Many flowers, great work M26 root stock.

cherry lapins (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted 2008, potted, spanish bush pruned.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Cherry - Pretty Gully (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted 2009.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Died

peach Pixzee (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Plantyed 2007, fruited 2008, nice fruit.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Heavy crop this year.

Do you have a pic of your pixzee at present?

Nectarine - Sunset Dwarf Red Leaf (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

First year 2009

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

cherry simone (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted 2008, spanish bush pruned.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted)

Comments: -

two apples in first year. MM106 rootstock.

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Pinkabelle

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Heapsa flowers this year.

Good fruit set.

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Older than me. fruits remorselly.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Stella (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted 2008, spanish bush pruned.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

nectarine nectazee (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted 2007, fruited OK 2008. fruit badly marked and oozy due to rutherglen bug attack when small.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Very small crop this year.

Peach - Dwarf Valley Red (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

All the fruit fell off in 2008, shortly after flowering.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Small crop this year, but looks good.

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted)

Comments: -

Needs a cross pollinator.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Comments

repotted, new flowers !!

Raspberry - Heritage

Comments: -

Nicer fruit but only in autumn, thankfully less invasive.

Blueberry - Backyard Blue

Comments: -

First one died.

Pollination: No

Raspberry chilcotin

Comments: -

Only a so so variety.

Raspberry - Williamette

Comments: -

Almost a weed, it grows soo well. Needs drippers with 15cm spacings to keep nice n wet.

Apple - Tropic Sweet (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: -

dehydrated.

Apple - Dwarf Tropical Anna (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

dehydrated

Apple - Dwarf Dorsett Golden (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Dehydrated